hallucinate

[huh-loo-suh-neyt] / həˈlu səˌneɪt /

VERB

imagine vividly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

daydream fantasize freak out

STRONG

envision trip visualize

WEAK

blow one's mind have visions head trip hear voices

Antonyms

WEAK

experience

Example Sentences

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Especially as someone who hasn’t been back in a long time—when I see these images, they almost make me hallucinate.

From Slate • Mar. 3, 2026

AI agents are increasingly widespread but experts warn they can "hallucinate" non-existent events.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

“They hallucinate and have trouble with reasoning,” he said.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 29, 2025

Like ChatGPT, these AI-powered assistants sometimes hallucinate, too.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 3, 2025

One glance at his dumbstruck face was all I needed to know that I didn’t just hallucinate everything.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu